British Museum

The British Museum houses substantial collections from Fiji and the neighbouring groups of Tonga and Samoa, consisting of approximately 3500 objects and 2200 photographs. The Fijian material comes from a variety of different sources including, but not limited to, the London Missionary Society, previous Governors and colonial administrators of Fiji and the voyage of HMS Herald (1850s).

Priest's kava bowl in human form; wood; 26.7cm (long). Collected in 1841 by Edward Belcher during the voyage of HMS Sulphur and acquired by the British Museum in 1842. The British Museum, 1842.1210.127 (copyright and photo: The Trustees of the British Museum).